Notice2024-18863
Agency Information Collection Activities; The UniDescription Project: Audio Description Research
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Published
August 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67959-67960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18863]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-IEV-NPS0037907; 22XP103905 PPWOHAFCD0 PMO00HF05.D00000; OMB
Control Number 1024-NEW (UniD)]
Agency Information Collection Activities; The UniDescription
Project: Audio Description Research
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this particular ICR by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a
copy of your comments to Phadrea Ponds, NPS Information Collection
Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive (MS-244)
Herndon, VA 20171; or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60100801041205013f100f0e0413200e10134e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff8f979e9b8d9a9ea08f90919b8cbf918f8cd1989089">[email protected]</span></a> (email). Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024-NEW (UniD) in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Michele Hartley, Media Accessibility
Coordinator at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#137e7a707b767f764c7b7261677f766a537d63603d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7cacec4cfc2cbc2f8cfc6d5d3cbc2dee7c9d7d489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a> (email) or at 304-535-6083
(telephone), or contact Brett Oppegaard at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9af8e8ffeeeeb4f5eaeafffdfbfbe8fedaf2fbedfbf3f3b4fffeef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="096b7b6c7d7d276679796c6e68687b6d4961687e686060276c6d7c">[email protected]</span></a>
(email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-NEW (UniD) in the
subject line of your comments. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point of contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1) we
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
February 21, 2023 (88 FR 10537). No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Abstract: Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
require equivalent access for persons with disabilities to public
facilities, learning materials, and other types of information
resources. Traditionally, National Park Service brochures combine text,
illustrations, photographs, and maps to provide an overview of the
park's history and significance. Nearly 80% of park visitors report
looking at the park's printed brochure as the most common activity at
any NPS site. Alternative formats that make equivalent experiences and
information in print materials accessible to people who are blind, have
low vision or have a print disability are limited or non-existent. The
NPS is working with the UniDescription research project at the
University of Hawaii to conduct focus groups and user evaluations of
digital content, web tools, and mobile apps designed to address and
develop alternate formats that will make equivalent experiences and
information in print materials accessible.
Title of Collection: The UniDescription Project: Audio Description
Research.
OMB Control Number: 1024-NEW (UniD).
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: General Public.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 132.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies depending on the
type of respondent (Initial contact 15 minutes, Onsite Activity 60
minutes, Focus Group Sessions 60 minutes, Online survey 60 minutes).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 108.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One-time, on occasions.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collections Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-18863 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
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